Chapter 3-A bond between brothers

I don't own DBZ or it's characters. I do own all those characters that I make up, including Nishune, because she's...Well, she's me.

"This is the last time I listen to you, Vegeta! This is by far the WORST idea you've ever come up with. Hiding in the manure cart! Now I smell like hell!" growled out Nishune while wiping some of the manure off her cape.

"Will you stop your complaining, brat? At least we managed to get in." snarled Vegeta.

"Right, we got in. IN THE BACK YARD, CHEESEHEAD!" she shrieked.

Nishune was right. Both siblings had managed to eneter the fortress thanks to the manure cart that had een parked outside the front door and was about to be taken in by two of the guards who were told off by Tassa for playing Old Maid when they should have been "doin' there jobs as good soldiers and keepin' watch on those filthy, good for nothin' prisoners". Vegeta had crawled in first and then had to come out again to drag a protesting Nishune (she didn't even want to think about going in the kart in the first place and had started having a huge grudge, which had ended when Vegeta swore that if she wasn't quiet he'd do to her what Freeza had done to their parents.) into the cart and pull a sheet over them so no one could see them. The two guards had come out and pulled the cart out to the back patio and then set off to finish their card game.

"Look, Nishune. Yelling won't get us anywhere! So, unless you shut up this instant, we'll be captured and taken prisoner too! And then who'll avenge our parents!"

Nishune fell silent and looked at the ground. Vegeta was right. She had been thinking about herself these past few minutes and had forgotten all about the prisoners, but, most of all, she had nearly forgotten about her parent. She vowed along with her brother to avenge their parents shortly after they died. She knew, deep down inside her heart, that if she ever forgot about that vow, she'd never forgive herself for that, Vegeta might, but she'd never live that down. That memory was so real and so painful that it couldn't be forgotten.

She looked at her brother. He looked so much like their father had, except that he didn't have their father's beard. Everything else looked the same, even their name's were the same. She so wished he was here to tell her that everything would be alright. Him and their mother she needed them both. For once, she felt her confidence was abandoning her.

"Vegeta," she started with tears in her electric blue eyes,"I'm so sor-"

"Well, look what we have here!" came a deep, terrible voice.

Nishune and Vegeta turned immediatly. There was Colonel Tassa, with an evil smile on his face.

"I knew something stunck out here, and I don't mean the manure!" he added with a cold, evil laugh.

"You know, your joke sucks more than you do, old timer!" spat Vegeta.

"Well, is that so? I may not be very funny, but I'm dead serious when I say that you two are under arrest by orders of General Tassa! That's me! So I suggest you two come quietly...If you don't want any trouble..."

"We could figure that out by ourselves, thank you very much!" snarled Vegeta,"And we're not going anywhere with you! Just try to stop us! I'd like two see you try!"

Tassa smirked,"I don't need any of my men to deal with two brats like yourselves...I can take you two down and out before you can say 'done like dinner'".

Tassa pulled out a large, silver pistol. Nishune knew what kind of pistol that was: a Silver Falcon, the fastest pistol on Earth. Rumors said that there were only three of those in existence.

Tassa noticed Nishune looking at the pistol in awe,"You like what you see, mutt? Yes, she's a beauty all right. Didn't come cheap, though. They say that it's bullets are so fast that you feel them even befor the sound of the gunshot's finished. Consider it an honor that you and your brother shall be killed with this!"

"Hmph! Don't make me laugh!", Vegeta smirked," You think that just because of that fancy, little thing you've won this fight? I don't think so..."

Vegeta reached inside his cape and pulled out his pistol. It had been their father's pistol, but he had handed it down to Vegeta on his twentythird birthday. Nishune had never seen her brother use that pistol before, but it looked like now would be a good time.

Both men took to paces from each other and then turned to face one another. This was for real. A fight to the death!

"You sure you don't want to give up, brat?", sneered Tassa.

"And admit you're right? Forget it! I'd prefer to be dead..." growled Vegeta.

Nishune just watched. She knew that if things went wrong she could lose her brother, the only family she had left...Suddenly, she heard her brother's voice inside her head.

"Nishune, if I die.Get out of here quickly and don't bother to come back and save anyone! It won't be worth it risking your life just to end up dead."

She turned again towards the fight and found Vegeta staring at her and, was he smiling! Yes! It was a small smile, but a smile all the same. Nishune felt touched. She hadn't seen her brother smile like that in a long time, not since he was only a boy. She smiled back at him, maybe it would be OK.

Suddenly, she saw some movement in the corner of her eye. It was General Tassa! He was gonna pull the trigger and Vegeta wasn't paying attention. He was too busy looking at her.

"WATCH OUT, BIG BRO!", she yelled.

The sound of a gunshot could be heard from miles.

Zarbon was patrolling the corridors again. He had just finished sending his message to Freeza and was just on his way to see the prisoners they had captured earlier (maybe even bother the female ones for a good while.) When he spotted the familiar shape of General Tassa heading towards the dungeons with something small under his arm.

"Tassa!", called out Zarbon,"what's that you got there?"

"It's just some stupid little renegade, sir", said Tassa without turning to face him,"Must've gotten in when we were closing the doors. Just caught her outside the patio."

Zarbon narrowed his eyes,"Why won't you look at me when I'm talking to you, Tassa? That's the first time you do this to me and I will not accept it!"

"I'm in a hurry, sir. She won't stop screaming and fighting back! I have to take her to the dungeon before she breaks free again."

Zarbon looked down at the girl. Tassa did have a point, she was screaming and swearing and yelling out such inults that your own mother might have becomed shock at what she was saying. Her long, messy black hair fell all over her face and her ragged cape smelled like manure.

"Alright then. Take her to the dungeon with the others and take her now, for Kami's sake! I won't stand her screams and the way she smells much longer!"

Tassa nodded and carried the young girl away. Zarbon stared at him as he left. Tassa had acted really strange. Not only had he refused to look at him, but his voice had sounded different too. He shook his head and supposed that Tassa, just like himself, was having a hectic day. He nodded, that must be it. Then he turned and continued to walk down the corridor.

"You can stop screaming now, brat. He's gone."

"Oh, Ok. Do you really have to take me to the dungeon?"

"Yes, but only so we can get those people out of there. I'll need you to help me distract the guards in there while I look for the keys."

Nishune smiled,"You know, I like this plan better than the other one you had."

"Oh, shut up!" hissed Vegeta.

He started to continue his walk down the corridor towards the dungeon. It didn't take him long to find it. It was a big, musty oak door with moss growing near the bottom. He was about to open it when he hesitated.

"What's up?" asked Nishune.

"Hey, sis. Thanks for saving me back there. If you hadn't shot that freak in the leg, I might've been histroy."

"No probs, big bro. I know you would've done the same for me."

He nodded.

"Hey, did you grab his pistol?"

"Sure did!" smiled Nishune. She showed off the Silver Falcon to her brother.

"Then you'd better keep it."

"Me? I don't know. I'm kinda used to my old one to tell the truth."

"But your old one's a bit bent and dirty. And it really dosen't shoot to where you're aiming if you catch my drift."

Nishune nodded. She had aimed her shot at Tassa's crotch and had ended up shooting him on his leg, because of how bent and waisted her pistol was.

"Ok, I'll keep it then." she said with a simple nod.

"Actually, I think it suits you well." smirked Vegeta.

The two siblings exchanged a smile each. Then, Nishune pocketed her pistol under her cape and Vegeta pushed open the dungeon door. The real challenge lied ahead.

That's the end of chapter 3! Woo! I'm on a roll! I'm liking this story every day I continue writing it! I wanted to show in this chapter the "brotherly love" both Vegeta and Nishune have for one another. They basically look after each other to tell the truth! I specially liked the manure cart idea Vegeta had! Who would've thought? Well, keep readin and reviewing! Chapter 4 shall be up soon and I'll just say that in that chapter you'll find out how Tien, Yamcha and Goku are doing and where they've been taken... Later!